Section 66(1)

In this Part— “bridleway” means a highway over which the public have the following, but no other, rights of way, that is to say, a right of way on foot and a right of way on horseback or leading a horse, with or without a right to drive animals of any description along the highway; “byway open to all traffic” means a highway over which the public have a right of way for vehicular and all other kinds of traffic, but which is used by the public mainly for the purpose for which footpaths and bridleways are so used; “definitive map and statement” has the meaning given by section 53(1); “footpath” means a highway over which the public have a right of way on foot only, other than such a highway at the side of a public road; “horse” includes a pony, ass and mule, and “horseback” shall be construed accordingly; “public path” means a highway being either a footpath or a bridleway; “restricted byway” has the same meaning as in Part II of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000; “right of way to which this Part applies” means a right of way such that the land over which the right subsists is a public path or a byway open to all traffic; “surveying authority”, in relation to any area, means the county council, county borough council, metropolitan district council, or London borough council whose area includes that area.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30